Vocab Part 1

3. Spring tides happen just after every full moon and new moon, when the sun, moon and Earth are in line
4. The path that a Earth follows as it travels around another body in space. The path that the Earth follows around the sun is called an orbit
6. Imaginary lines that run east and west to measure the distance north and south of the equator
9. To move in a circle about/around a central axis.
10. An imaginary line around which Earth rotates
13. The time/date when both day and night are at an equal time; happens twice a year
14. The state of the atmosphere at a given time and place.
16. The force that draws objects towards each other.
17. A period of the year characterized by particular conditions of weather, and tempurature

1. A measure of the intensity of light hitting Earth's surface.
2. The spinning on Earth on its axis. Every day the Earth Rotates or spins on its axis
5. A natural object that exists outside the Earth's atmosphere. Examples include stars, planets, asteroids, comets and meteorids
7. Tides are very long period waves that moved through the ocean in response to the forces exerted by the moon and sun
8. A period of moderate tides when the sun and moon are at right angles against each other
11. A measure of how hot or cold something is
12. Either of the two times in the year, the summer solstice and the winter solstice, when the sun reaches its highest and lowest point in the sky at noon, marked by the longest and shortest days
15. The imaginary line of latitude that divides Earth into two equal hemispheres